High rates of death and loss to follow-up by 12 months of rifampicin resistant TB treatment in South Africa.

INTRODUCTION:Treatment success rates of rifampicin resistant (RR)/multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa range from 43-48%, falling short of the World Health Organization's target of ≥75%. We present rates and assess predictors of attrition by 12 months on treatment. METHO...

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Main Authors: Kamban Hirasen, Rebecca Berhanu, Denise Evans, Sydney Rosen, Ian Sanne, Lawrence Long
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6177165?pdf=render